The Fairwind Pullover is available as a custom-gauge, custom-size pattern via my CustomFit pattern generator. Upon purchase, you’ll receive a credit for a custom version of Fairwind on your CustomFit patterns page and instructions on how to create it.

The Fairwind pullover is my 2019 retreat design for our wonderful friend Kim Kaslow of The Woolen Rabbit. Kim is a thoroughly New England girl like myself, in love with our mountains and beaches and lakes – however chilly they might be. Our climate calls for sweaters just about any time of year, and here in the northeast we love a relaxed vibe that likes to dress up (just a little) every now and again.

You can make your own Fairwind in any combination of sleeve and sweater length and silhouette you like thanks to CustomFit’s magic. Your custom pattern will also be written to your specific gauge and size preferences.

I worked Fairwind in The Woolen Rabbit Piper DK, in the color “Tupelo Honey”. In the Periodic Cable stitch pattern, I liked a gauge of 24.25 sts & 32.75 rows = 4’’ (10 cm); I used a size US 5 / 3.75 mm needles. At that gauge, you’ll need around (6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11) hanks for a tunic-length a-line garment in approximate sizes 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60)’’ / 76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5) cm cm.

(Straight-sided and/or shorter sweaters will use less yarn!)

If you’re not using Piper, or you’re getting a different gauge, I strongly recommend the app Stashbot by Hannah Fettig for yardage estimations.